Juveniles Archives - Page 11 of 35

Judge Denies Juvenile Defendant’s Release Request

Details On Sept. 20, DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno denied a juvenile defendant’s motion for release. The juvenile, a 17-year-old male, is charged with various charges, including assault with intent... Read More

Defense Claims Potential Jury Bias in 86 Cases Linked to COVID

Details Attorneys for the DC Public Defender Service, the US Attorney’s Office and the DC Superior Court debated how much data should be released in a Sept. 5 hearing about whether... Read More

Defendant in Teen Stabbing Murder Remains in ‘Secure Detention.’

Details DC Superior Court Judge James Crowell IV ruled that the adolescent Maryland girl accused in the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Naima Liggon be detained awaiting trial. The 16-year-old suspect’s name... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1900 Block of 14th Street, Northwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested and charged a 16-year-old juvenile female with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on Aug. 27 on... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide: 1900 Block of 14th Street, Northwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) arrested and charged a 16-year-old juvenile female with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in a homicide that took place on Aug. 27... Read More

Defendant Agrees to Guilty Plea in Death of One-Year-Old

Details On Aug. 14, Brian Wooden accepted a plea offer extended by prosecutors in the death of an infant. Wooden, 33, was originally charged with two counts of felony murder in... Read More

Mother Accused of Murdering Her Baby Waives DNA Testing

Details On Aug. 9, Faneshia Scott waived her right to independently test DNA evidence before D.C. Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe. Scott, 33, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree cruelty... Read More

Juvenile Among 26 Homicide Suspects in July

Details D.C. Witness tallied 26 homicides and 19 non-fatal shootings in July. All in all, there were sixty victims in these incidents including two that were stabbed to death. The Metropolitan... Read More

Document: Arrest Made in a Homicide Offense: 2200 Block of 6th Street, Northwest

Details The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Homicide Branch arrested and charged a 14-year-old juvenile male with felony murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a homicide that occurred on July... Read More

Defendant Accused in Teen Shooting Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Aug. 1, Alphonso Oliver rejected a plea deal on one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed and one count of unlawful discharge of a firearm with a prior felony... Read More

Document: Suspect Sought in an Assault With Intent to Kill (Gun) Offense: 3000 Block of 30th Street, Southeast

Details The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in connection with a non-fatal shooting that occurred on July 25 on the 3000... Read More

Judge Hears Arguments on Protective Order and Dismissal Motions

Details On July 24, DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan heard arguments from the defense and the prosecution on the defense’s motion to modify a protective order and to dismiss the... Read More